Travel
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Largest signed baseball collection on displayOct 25, 2013 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle signed a baseball for Dennis Schrader in 1956, when Schrader was a 9-year-old boy attending a spring trainin...
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Stranded at O’Hare? Need a massage? No problemOct 24, 2013 7:31 am - CHICAGO — Air travelers might actually want to get stranded at O’Hare International Airport now that the Chicago airport has its first spa. The international terminal’s ...
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A new idea for space tourism: Balloon over rocketOct 24, 2013 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — The latest space tourism venture depends more on hot air than rocket science. World View Enterprises announced plans Tuesday to send people up in a capsule,...
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5 free things in San Diego, beyond surf and sandOct 24, 2013 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO — The home of SeaWorld and a world-famous zoo offers plenty of cash-burning attractions, but San Diego also has awe-inspiring sites that are as free as the sea...
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Smithsonian opens 1st exhibit on art of yogaOct 23, 2013 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Yoga is moving from the studio mat to the museum gallery. The Smithsonian Institution has organized what curators believe is the first exhibition about the...
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Twin Cities museum showcases Somali art, cultureOct 22, 2013 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS — A new museum showcasing Somali art and culture is now open in the Twin Cities. The Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum opened Saturday and features paintin...
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Public tours of White House to resume Nov. 5Oct 21, 2013 11:20 am - WASHINGTON — Public tours of the White House, canceled earlier this year because of budget cuts, are resuming next month on a limited basis. The self-guided tours of the...
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Where to find JFK history 50 years after his deathOct 20, 2013 6:00 am - Three cities loom large in the life and death of John F. Kennedy: Washington, D.C., where he was president and senator; Dallas, where he died; and Boston, where he was b...
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Celebrating Day of the Dead in a Lima cemeteryOct 20, 2013 6:00 am - LIMA, Peru — With the magical sound of wooden flutes, the scent of incense, and the warm Andean sun making shadow patterns across the rolling hills, this event has all t...
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On the road: Halloween haunts, by sea or by SegwayOct 19, 2013 6:00 am - Chicago Eerie riders Get into the season with a haunted Halloween tour atop a Segway. Ghoulish guides escort you to mysterious locations in downtown Chicago wh...